http://foggodyssey.com/2009/11/28/looking-for-che-guevara-in-cuba/ Forget Obligation Go Global...it's your odyssey! Mon, 21 May 2012 02:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://foggodyssey.com/2009/11/28/looking-for-che-guevara-in-cuba/#comment-737 Get Ready for Cuba « Lonely Girl Travels Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:57:22 +0000 http://www.foggodyssey.com/?p=1637#comment-737 [...] I exchanged blog comments and emails with T-Roy from Fogg Odyssey on his post discussing the presence of government propaganda in Cuba (I argued that part of the reason it feels so overbearing is that there’s no advertising to [...] [...] I exchanged blog comments and emails with T-Roy from Fogg Odyssey on his post discussing the presence of government propaganda in Cuba (I argued that part of the reason it feels so overbearing is that there’s no advertising to [...]

]]> http://foggodyssey.com/2009/11/28/looking-for-che-guevara-in-cuba/#comment-736 Lauren Quinn Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:58:41 +0000 http://www.foggodyssey.com/?p=1637#comment-736 I remember feeling the same way in Cuba--a little weirded out by all the propaganda. I think it stands out more since there's no advertising to counterbalance it; you don't see Coke billboards or cellphone ads next to the Viva la Revolucion signs. And Che was a pretty charismatic figure--much more than Ben Franklin or whatever other US icons--so I can't really blame Cubans for their zeal. But I did see enough bad Che tattoos to last a lifetime! I remember feeling the same way in Cuba–a little weirded out by all the propaganda. I think it stands out more since there’s no advertising to counterbalance it; you don’t see Coke billboards or cellphone ads next to the Viva la Revolucion signs. And Che was a pretty charismatic figure–much more than Ben Franklin or whatever other US icons–so I can’t really blame Cubans for their zeal. But I did see enough bad Che tattoos to last a lifetime!

]]> http://foggodyssey.com/2009/11/28/looking-for-che-guevara-in-cuba/#comment-738 Lauren Quinn Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.foggodyssey.com/?p=1637#comment-738 I remember feeling the same way in Cuba--a little weirded out by all the propaganda. I think it stands out more since there's no advertising to counterbalance it; you don't see Coke billboards or cellphone ads next to the Viva la Revolucion signs. And Che was a pretty charismatic figure--much more than Ben Franklin or whatever other US icons--so I can't really blame Cubans for their zeal. But I did see enough bad Che tattoos to last a lifetime! I remember feeling the same way in Cuba–a little weirded out by all the propaganda. I think it stands out more since there’s no advertising to counterbalance it; you don’t see Coke billboards or cellphone ads next to the Viva la Revolucion signs. And Che was a pretty charismatic figure–much more than Ben Franklin or whatever other US icons–so I can’t really blame Cubans for their zeal. But I did see enough bad Che tattoos to last a lifetime!

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